I would be getting as much strange as possible if I went to college here in the US.
Girls, once they hit college, start partying/drinking, etc. lose their minds and start "dating" i.e casually bangin' dudes.
Take advantage of that.
Then again being 30mins away is a not something to worry about.
Remember thae chances of you staying with your high-school sweetheart are against you. Plus you need to explore and do some spelunking

of new "caves" while you have this chance!